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How much blame do NHL owners deserve for their economic woes?
By Stu Hackel
On Monday, we looked at Jimmy Devellano's strange remarks about NHL players, who he suggested are viewed by ownership as "cattle." How many owners actually feel that way might be in question, but another of his remarks might be a more accurate representation of this group's sentiment as the lockout continues. "The owners simply aren't going to let a union push them around," Jimmy D. said. "It's not going to happen."
And, apparently, they are going to assert themselves even if it means losing another entire season — or maybe even two, or however long it takes until they can get the players to yield. When former Florida Panthers executive Stu Siegel writes in this week's issue of Sports Illustrated that he's "depressed" to see another work stoppage and notes "there's plenty of blame to go around," you have to take into consideration that the owners' intransigence is a big component.
That's somewhat problematic if you hold the belief that both sides are going to have to compromise for an agreement to be reached. If moderate voices exist among the owners (and Ted Wyman of The Winnipeg Sun believes there are), they're irrelevant at the moment. Not letting "the union push them around" is tantamount to the owners as a group not backing off from any of their positions in these negotiations. That is, at least, what the players allege is holding things back at the moment. Of course, the league makes the same charge against the players, saying the owners are the ones who have done all the bending on economic issues. The result is we still have no talks scheduled on that front.
From the players' perspective, the owners' stance borders on self-destruction. Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews, among the most respected leaders in the game, articulated that on Monday after an informal practice by Chicago players. "We saw what the (owners) did in '04-05, and who knows if they're willing to do that again," Toews said (quoted by Chris Kuc of The Chicago Tribune). "To me, it's just carelessness. It's them just trying to show everyone that they're the owners and they're the league. They can do whatever they want. If they want to hurt their own game and drive it into the ground, that's what they'll do. Even if it comes down to that, it doesn't matter as long as they get what they want."
Precisely what they want is now fairly well-known: They want to pay the players quite a bit less than they did under the previous agreement. Ownership's contention is that the economics of the game don't work, even after they overhauled them in the recently expired CBA by locking out the players for a season to achieve a salary cap system that was designed to fix things. If that tactic worked once for them, the owners are prepared to do it again.
But when that system also brings about record revenues and the healthiest state the NHL has ever been in, it's worth asking if the economics are as bad as the owners claim. "I know it's tough to muster sympathy for multimillionaires," Siegel writes, "but when most of these owners say they're losing money every year, they're telling the truth."
As Siegel points out, Forbes magazine listed 18 NHL clubs that lost money last season in their 2012 team valuations while simultaneously pointing out that the game's economics have never been more favorable to the owners. (As a caveat, the NHL has always said the Forbes numbers are not accurate; but they remain the best information we have and constitute legitimate estimated and educated guesses.)
This contradictory situation between record revenue and an allegedly troubled business inevitably raises questions that have made it hard for many fans to comprehend the owners' problem, especially when, as Siegel acknowledges, the owners turn out to be their own worst enemy. "Circumventing the intent of the cap by signing free agents to long, front-loaded contracts that reduce the hit to the club's total cap does them no favors in the p.r. battle when they claim their cash flow is suffering," he writes.
There's no room for argument about this system having shortcomings when a team as seemingly well-run as the San Jose Sharks can't break even and reportedly lost $15 million last season. There are no doubt that a few other franchises are in the same boat. The Penguins, for example, didn't turn a profit in 2010-2011, according to Forbes. Neither did the Ducks or the Blues. These clubs put a decent product on the ice, in some cases they even get fans regularly to fill their the arena and yet they can't help but bleed some red ink. That's a reality the players must face.
But for Siegel or anyone to merely cite the Forbes figures uncritically and out of context misses a big point. A good number of the NHL's money-losing clubs have not been well run or have been uncompetitive and unattractive for too long. If you've been unable to put a good product on the ice for a very long time, that's not necessarily the fault of any system, but of ownership and management. We can start with Siegel's former team, the Panthers, who squandered whatever excitement they built in their early days as a trapping team excelling in a trapping league by missing the playoffs for 10 consecutive seasons until this past campaign and, for many of those years, continuing to put a pretty boring product in their somewhat out-of-the way arena.
Speaking about out-of-the-way arenas, what about the Coyotes, who have lost more money than any NHL club and likely will continue to do so? The league never should have permitted former owner Steve Ellman to forsake a proposed Scottsdale location over a relatively small financial disagreement with that city's government and instead stick the club in Glendale, a place the established fan base in the East Valley has difficulty traveling to even when the team is competitive, which for quite a while it wasn't. Making numerous poor hockey decisions, the Coyotes failed to qualify for the postseason six straight years and seven out of eight prior to their bankruptcy fiasco that ended up with the league owning this money pit of a franchise. That sad tale is well known. It has drained the owners substantially and has nothing to do with any failures of the current economic system.
The Dallas Stars were one of the big Sunbelt success stories until team owner Tom Hicks overextended himself while constructing his sports empire, forcing him into bankruptcy, rendering the Stars unable to maintain their winning ways and souring the fans on him and his hockey team. Can't blame the NHL's economic system for the Stars' losses, can you?
The Kings lost money in 2010-11, before this past Cup-winning season. They'd missed the playoffs for six straight years before a rebuild started to kick in that ultimately paid off with the championship. That kind of long drought dampens fan enthusiasm for the product and hurts the bottom line. It's too bad, but it's not the fault of the league's economics when clubs become chronic losers.
How about the Islanders? That team is still reeling under string of poor decisions made by their hockey department coming out of the lockout in 1994, a succession of terrible trades and silly signings that torpedoed a once mighty and beloved franchise on the ice and alienated a once-loyal fan base in the process. You can add poor ownership (and even fraudulent ownership, in the case of John Spano) to the poor management here as well as the inability to solve an arena problem that continues to drag on and fuel talk of relocation. No one can blame the NHL's economics for that mess.
What about the Devils? Here's a team in North America's most populous region, an established hockey area, that has never done any sort of creative marketing or promotion whatsoever and regularly had trouble getting fans into their new arena until they made a deep playoff run this past season. Is the NHL's economic system at fault for that?
Columbus? Badly managed from Day 1, they've been unable to build a winner other than for one season out of 11 — and when they finally got a decent coach, Ken Hitchcock, and made the playoffs, they dismissed him when the team slumped the following year. After splurging on questionable acquisitions last summer, they flopped again and a small group of fans even staged a protest against the current regime last season. Sorry, but their plight has less to do with the failures of NHL economics than the failures of their hockey department.
Then there's the poor Nashville Predators who finally built a good team, attracted committed ownership, and pledged to their growing fan base that they'd finally start to retain their best players rather than continually lose them to free agency. What happens? Other clubs raid them anyway, making pitches for their two best defensemen, one of the raiders being the cash-poor Minnesota Wild who snared Ryan Suter. The ultra- rich Philadelphia Flyers' outrageously structured RFA offer sheet to Shea Weber forced Nashville to match and, in doing so, probably fated the Preds to red ink for the foreseeable future. That is the NHL's system and it was exploited by one of league's the most powerful owners who was preying on a club struggling to find its feet. It's hard to have sympathy with the owners' plight when they pillage each other in this fashion.
The point here is that the owner's portrayal of the NHL's economic landscape is more complicated than the picture some like to paint of it. They want the players to make sacrifices in the next CBA to correct flaws from the last one, but in a good number of instances, the fiscal problems some teams have experienced have little to do with the way the old CBA worked. In some very significant cases, it comes down to the owners hoping they can force someone else to repair their own train wrecks and they seem to be willing to sacrifice a season or more to accomplish that.
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It is seriously extra strength. The icy part? Fine. The hot part? Try waking up at 3AM because you feel like someone set your leg on fire. Shower? Didn't fix it. Rubbing alcohol? Didn't fix it. Had to ride it out.
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I got more exercise than I expected on vacation. Not much of it was organized/planned, but just in the day-to-day stuff there was a lot more moving than I typically do at work. So, yay! I'm counting it.
Pretty pretty please, don't you ever ever feel
Like you're less than, less than perfect
I finally stopped focusing on the A and turned the focus to me when I realized, "Hey, you're looking pretty good!!"
I joined www.sparkpeople.com. I track my food and exercise daily. It helps to keep me accountable. I've completely changed my lifestyle. I don't see it as a diet anymore. This is how I'll be for the rest of my life.
I'm trying to join as many sites as I can to get the support I need for this journey. I have no idea how much I weigh. I haven't weighed myself since Aug 2011. Pretty sure I'm down about 30 lbs though.
Oddly enough, I find myself exercising at the strangest times! While washing dishes, I do a few squats. While putting the dishes away, a few lunges. I even caught myself doing bicep curls at my desk at work while on the phone with an insurance company!!
I'm doing the Jillian Michaels 30 day Shred DVD and I hate/love it. Thinking of trying the P90X but honestly, I'm scared I won't be able to do it.
I was wondering if anyone's spouse/significant other has been on board with the new lifestyle? Have they lost weight as well?
I guess I could post this there since its a closed group- but I'll post here anyway.
I've been working my tail off every day except Sunday and even then I get some exercise in. It's been nearly three weeks and I've done my goal, and then some, of 15-20 mins a day.
Today I knew I needed a break and kept it to swimming with the kids.
Today also ended up being a triggery day. I ate more than I have in a loooong time. It was all pretty much healthy (changing my choices there) but I feel bloated.
I need to stop with letting emotions rule my eating. It just makes me feel worse about myself. Maybe once the bloat feeling goes I should get on the treadmill for a short run.
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HurtYetHealing, Way to go with getting what exercise you can when you can. I have not done either of the videos you mentions, I am more into strength training.
Holly-Isis, YOU ROCK!!! Seriously. I know you were down on yourself for a day of "bad eating" but you are working out virtually everyday. Even on your "off" days you are still kicking butt! You should be very proud of yourself
PlainsGirl29, Walking to blow off steam is good. Just watch out for the "I don't care" attitude. I got stuck in that rut for several years and slowly gained weight because I did not care. But now I am back to being healthy just for the sake of being healthy.
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I have been fairly consistent with diet and exercise for the last decade. I belong to a gym and really like classes that involve some weight lifting - I find it boring to just go lift on my own.
However, in the last year (I'm 51 and menopausal) I have put on at least 25 lbs. My SO loves to cook (he's better than me) and loves to eat. He really enjoys food - I used to just eat for energy. We have been enjoying food too much! He has also put on weight.
The other part of the equation is that I injured my knee 2 years ago (torn miniscus) during an exercise class and had to have surgery. And even though I did physical therapy - I haven't ever gotten back to the fitness level I was before. I also find that I can't do a lot of lateral movement as my knees are not what they used to be.
The exercise classes I like - kick boxing and body pump - tend to put stress on my knees, so I don't go regularly. I have been trying to get to the gym to do the EFX. I walk for 20 minutes a day most days of the week and I'm struggling to add in some weightlifting.
I just seem to be tired all the time - it is so hard to get motivated but my BMI is 28 and that is NOT acceptable to me. It does not help that it is 100+ degrees every day so outside exercise is difficult.
I am eating whole fresh foods - lean protein - whole grains - lots of vegetables and some fruit. I've cut way back on sweets and alcohol.
I guess I'm just looking for support and accountability.
I've been slacking most of the summer. I can come up with all sorts of reasons why, but yeah, they're just excuses for me not making the time or pushing myself to exercise. Like I said, I've been a slacker. and it's seriously showing.
anyway, despite it not feeling at all like fall is on its way here, this has always been a "fresh start" time of year for me. I'm sure it's got something to do with starting the new school year, in September, after Labor Day, as a child.
one of my friends does fb events each month that are exercise challenges. September's challenge is to log 74 miles of exercise. I got in a 5 mile bike ride this morning.
I use my heart rate monitor to track the calories burned.
In a 1 hour class at the YMCA I burn between 250-375 calories depending upon the class.
One hour of bike riding burns 700 calories! That is a way better use of my fitness time!
I started out 2 months ago riding between 3-5 miles. Now, on the weekends when I have time I can ride 30 miles. That is almost 2000 calories burned!
The best part is no stress on the joints and it feels like I am not expending that much effort. It also elieve stress and my Ipod on shuffle helps it not to become boring.
We have a path along a canal that is perfect for riding so there are no cars to combat.
Just thought I would share.
I hate exercies but love bike riding.
Married 25 years
and now that I have a new job, I'm getting the itch to start looking at bikes again. I've got a mountain/trail bike but since I'm riding paved trails now, I'd really like to get a hybrid too.
I went to the bike store and was measured to find the right size frame. I am 5'3 and my H is 6'1 and we had been riding the same sized bike before I bought this one.
You are right about the stamina inconnu. I am shocked at how far I was able to go in such a short time.
I did 30 miles this morning. My legs feel like jello but I burned almost 2000 calories!
oh, and now I really want a hybrid step-through.
In R....trust but verify!
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It scares you witless,
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So now to get it back off and then some. I'm feeling very fatigued and need to get my energy back.
Just looking for some support.


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our defense is let them shoot 3s and hope they miss....terrible defense by mason..but monty will continue to play him over rivers
I don't think I could shoot a turnaround over the backboard
We have trouble making plays in the 4th. The only one able to create something is Vazquez. That's why we need someone like Roberts or Rivers out there to take the pressure off
Is there a better (worse) way to ice the game than a wide open 3?
Ok so maybe we are not as good as most of us thought we would be.
Holy crap. Anderson is stupid
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Stop with the pessimism lol we are missing our two best players and we are tanking. If davis or eg had played this game would be done by the second quarter.
What a run. Lets get the win!
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Ballsy to go to Lopez after that. Clutch from Vasquez
If I would had known the team was listening I would have talked **** a long time ago.
Damn I spoke too soon. Gravy!
We gotta start giving Vasquez some real credit.
I can't take this... I hate the team and love the team 10 seconds later. AHHHH. I just want Davis and Gordon to play dammit.
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Packers cornerback Al Harris said Wednesday he will be back on the field with Green Bay this year after major knee injury abruptly ended last season.
In his first comments in the Packers locker room since the injury, Harris said he never thought about calling it quits.
"There's no doubt in my mind. If there were, then I wouldn't be here, standing here now," the 13-year veteran said after the second of four public organized team activities this offseason.
Harris tore a ligament in his left knee on Nov. 22 against the 49ers while defending San Francisco wide receiver Michael Crabtree. He needed season-ending surgery and there had been questions whether the veteran would return.
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A bid could be announced in the coming days, according to several people familiar with the situation, and would come more than five years after Liberty Global first considered buying Virgin Media, in which Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group still has a 3 percent stake.
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A successful bid for the UK's second-largest pay television operator would put Mr. Malone in direct competition with market leader BSkyB, which is controlled by Mr. Murdoch's News Corp. Virgin Media also offers telecoms services.
Mr. Malone and Mr. Murdoch have been both partners and competitors over the years. In the middle of the last decade, Mr Malone amassed an 18 percent holding in News Corp, the largest stake after Mr Murdoch, then swapped it for News Corp's interest in DirecTV, the U.S. satellite business.
Shares in Virgin Media, listed on the Nasdaq in New York, closed at $38.69 on Monday, giving the company a market capitalization of $10.4 billion. Its net debt was 5.7 billion at the end of the last quarter.
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BracketBusters cause trouble for mid-majors, more Bubble Watch
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Mid-majors are often hurt more than they're helped in BracketBuster matchups
With wins over Duke, North Carolina will FSU take the ACC league title this year?
Four straight league losses have damped the tournament hopes of Seton Hall
My biggest annual complaint with BracketBusters is that the games between the best teams are set for TV purposes and/or geography rather than what most helps the teams in their quest for NCAA tournament bids. Generally speaking, the games become net losses for the mid-majors, with the losing team often being hurt (or completely KO'd) more than the winning team gains in profile cred.
To ESPN's credit, it nailed the two best matchups this season. Both Saint Mary's at Murray State and Long Beach State at Creighton will be incredibly compelling and also provide strong, fair opportunities for all four teams to impress. Murray State is at some risk of a dip if it loses at home, but that's the risk the Racers need to take on for potential validation of their weak conference schedule.
Unfortunately, a few other possible at-large contenders didn't get treated nearly as favorably. Wichita State gets a complete no-win trip to Davidson, a very good team that probably won't garner an at-large even with a win while a loss will ding the Shockers. Teams like Nevada and Iona needed a bigger opponent than each other, especially considering the cross-country trips involved in this matchup and next season's return game in Reno. Elsewhere, George Mason got a truly curious (and useless) matchup with Lamar, and VCU brings in Northern Iowa, which has faded badly in the Valley. No help at all.
So while there will be some additional eye candy -- Drexel-Cleveland State should be a fascinating fight and non-TV matchups like UNC-Asheville-Ohio features tasty guard matchups -- the overall effect will be the same as always. Two teams will be greatly helped, at least two will be hurt by what happens, and a whole bunch of teams are assigned random nonleague games that double as schedule-filler for next season.
I'm all for mid-majors getting national showcases and I think the overarching premise of BracketBusters is a good one. But until teams aren't hurt for losing games to good teams and the pairings beyond the first game or two make sense for more teams involved, the event will remain BracketEliminators to me.
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Locks: Duke, North Carolina
Order is being restored to the top of the ACC, at least if you believed the preseason polls. Duke, North Carolina and Florida State share the lead at 5-1, although with the Seminoles already having beaten the other two teams, they have the inside track at the moment for the league title. Virginia had an important week to remain settled in the top four, which should amount to an NCAA bid if it holds.
Florida State (14-6, 5-1; RPI: 24, SOS: 8)
If the Seminoles have truly found themselves, they should seriously threaten to win the ACC. They don't return the game to North Carolina and they get Duke at home, where they usually bedevil the Blue Devils. The next five are four home games (starting with Georgia Tech and Virginia this week) wrapped around a trip to Boston College. The 'Noles should be at least 9-2 heading to N.C. State on Feb. 18.
GW: North Carolina, at Duke
BL: Princeton at home, at Clemson
Virginia (17-3, 4-2; RPI: 38, SOS: 122)
The Cavaliers held off N.C. State last Saturday to bounce back with a 2-0 week that stabilizes their bracket position. Virginia still has home-and-homes left with Florida State and North Carolina, plus some other sticky games, so this profile could move a lot either way before March. There isn't a ton of meat behind the gaudy record at the moment.
GW: Michigan, at LSU?
BL: Virginia Tech? TCU(N)?
North Carolina State (15-7, 4-3; RPI: 63, SOS: 31)
When your week is most notable for a player asking a reporter if his wife ever cheated on him, that's a bad sign for your NCAA hopes. The one-point home loss to Virginia may loom large down the road. Since the profile right now is reliant on bulk wins instead of quality, the Pack have to get the next three: at Boston College, vs. Wake Forest, at Georgia Tech. Then they travel to Duke before hosting Florida State and North Carolina in the stretch that will determine their fate.
GW: at Miami?
BL: Georgia Tech
Miami (12-7, 3-3; RPI: 52, SOS: 40)
The Canes get to stay around after picking up two needed road wins. Now they need to beat someone good. That can start this week. They get Maryland at home and then head to Duke.
GW: None
BL: None, really
Locks: Kansas, Missouri, Baylor
The top three remain clear locks for high seeds in the NCAAs, even with Missouri's midweek slip-up at Oklahoma State and Kansas' loss to Iowa State last weekend. What happens below? One or more teams need to separate from the morass in the middle. Still a good chance to get five bids.
Kansas State (15-5, 4-4; RPI: 42, SOS: 64)
The Wildcats lost at home to Oklahoma, giving the Sooners a sweep of the season series. Now the game in Ames Tuesday night is huge for both teams. If the Wildcats lose that one, they will have to do some credible work to get to 9-9 in the league. The schedule in mid-February gets much tougher.
GW: Alabama (N), Missouri, Long Beach State (N)
BL: Swept by Oklahoma?
Iowa State (15-6, 5-3; RPI: 49, SOS: 55)
The Cyclones picked up a huge marquee win, taking down Kansas in Ames last Saturday. Things would look a lot better had they not lost at Texas earlier in the week, but this was the desirable split if they couldn't get both. Now Kansas State arrives tonight in what's now a very important bubble game. Road games with Baylor, K-State and Missouri still remain, so all wins down the stretch will be at a premium.
GW: Kansas
BL: at Drake?
Oklahoma (13-7, 3-5; RPI: 71, SOS: 53)
The Sooners have a lot of work left to do, but finishing off a sweep of Kansas State with a win at the OOD is a nice start. Of course, beating K-State three times last season didn't save Colorado. The Sooners have a huge opportunity at Kansas Wednesday night and still have home-and-home with Iowa State plus games against Missouri and at Baylor, so the path to at-large consideration remains in their hands.
GW: Sweep of Kansas State
BL: at Oklahoma State?, at Texas A&M
Note: Texas falls off the chart after losing at home to Missouri on Monday to drop to 3-6 in the league.
Locks: Syracuse, Marquette, Georgetown
I tried to keep faith in Seton Hall last week and the Pirates paid it back with two home losses that substantially dented their profile. They're still very much in the bracket for now. Elsewhere, Marquette bumps into this category. I know, it feels so wrong to anoint #TBW a lock. But they should be one. Beyond these three? There's a pretty sizable profile gap at this point.
Louisville (17-5, 5-4; RPI: 28, SOS: 42)
Cardinals fans didn't take very kindly to my Twitter query as to why they were going ballistic after a late three to ice a game against a league bottomfeeder. That said, it was a nice moment for Jared Swopshire and any win for the Cards is important while they get healthier. They backed that up with a nice road win at Seton Hall to really help lock in their position.
GW: Vanderbilt, Long Beach State, Memphis?, at Seton Hall
BL: Home to Notre Dame?, at Providence by 31
West Virginia (15-8, 5-5; RPI: 17, SOS: 3)
A three-loss week included controversy as a clear goaltend on what should have been the tying basket late at Syracuse was missed. That said, the Mountaineers had several chances to tie/win the game after that, and even if the basket was ruled good, would have needed a stop and then win in overtime, so it's a bit much to say it cost them the game. That said, it's a loss. The 16-point setback at St. John's and Monday's home loss to resurgent Pitt are much less palatable.
GW: Georgetown, Kansas State (N)
BL: Kent State, at St. John's, Pitt?
Connecticut (14-6, 4-4; RPI: 29, SOS: 10)
Things are starting to get worrisome in Storrs (and Hartford) after the Huskies lost at home by a bucket to Notre Dame on Sunday. The offense is completely out of kilter and the lingering leadership concerns don't seem to have been addressed. Now trips to Georgetown, Louisville and Syracuse await around a visit from increasingly desperate Seton Hall.
GW: Florida State (N), West Virginia, Harvard?
BL: at Rutgers, at Tennessee
Seton Hall (15-6, 4-5; RPI: 33, SOS: 18)
Uh oh. What was a stunning feel-good story two weeks ago is in a bit of free fall after four straight league losses, with home defeats this week to Louisville and Notre Dame dampening the profile. It doesn't get any easier now with three in a row on the road at Marquette, UConn and Rutgers.
GW: UConn, West Virginia
BL: None
Notre Dame (14-8, 6-3; RPI: 65, SOS: 46)
Well, this is unexpected. The Irish, more or less left for dead after Tim Abromaitis' season-ending injury, have ripped off three straight big wins -- over Syracuse and then at Seton Hall and UConn -- to force their way into the bubble picture. The Irish still have DePaul, Rutgers and Providence at home, so getting to at least 10 wins seems very reasonable. With their quality wins, that may be enough.
GW: Syracuse, at Louisville, at Seton Hall, at UConn
BL: Georgia (N), at Rutgers
Cincinnati (15-7, 5-4; RPI: 101, SOS: 129)
Losing at Rutgers is another demerit on the Bearcats' increasingly dicey profile. They have several solid wins, but the computer numbers are horrible and there are some disappointing losses scattered in, as well. Home to DePaul is an absolute must-win ahead of road games at St. John's and Marquette.
GW: at Georgetown, at UConn, Oklahoma?, Pitt??
BL: St. John's, Presbyterian, at Rutgers
South Florida (12-9, 6-3; RPI: 74, SOS: 33)
The Bulls are 6-3 in the Beast, but their profile is not nearly as good as Notre Dame's. They need to keep winning games, and will have a number of chances coming up. There are home-and-homes with (resurgent) Pitt and Providence, plus a home date with Villanova, all in the next six games.
GW: Seton Hall
BL: Old Dominion (N), Penn State (N), at Auburn
Note: Pitt probably needs to win its next three against modest competition to get back into legitimate discussion.
Locks: Ohio State, Michigan State
The Buckeyes have emerged as the class of the conference -- and maybe the country, although Michigan State has continued to look very formidable. Beyond that, the deck keeps shuffling as the depth and quality of the league continues to takes its toll on the less-than-elite.
Indiana (16-4, 4-4; RPI: 20, SOS: 37)
It's rare to see a team double its score from its previous game, but that's what happens when you play at Wisconsin (57-50 loss) and then host Iowa (103-89 win). This week -- at Michigan and at Purdue -- will determine just how comfortable the stretch run will be for the Hoosiers.
GW: Kentucky, Ohio State, Michigan, at NC State?
BL: Minnesota?, at Nebraska
Michigan (15-6, 6-3; RPI: 19, SOS: 16)
The Wolverines pinched a tight win at Purdue and played pretty well at Ohio State before fading late. A home game on Wednesday against Indiana is a chance to start to create some real separation from the chase pack, which would be good for seeding. This is a team no top seed wants to draw in March.
GW: Michigan State, Memphis (N)?, Iowa State?, Wisconsin
BL: at Iowa, at Arkansas?
Wisconsin (17-5, 6-3; RPI: 25, SOS: 17)
Amazing that the Badgers are perceived as having a bit of a down year, and they're 17-5 and right in the thick of the Big Ten race. They can't look past a trip to spunky Penn State ahead of a shot at the Buckeyes on the weekend.
GW: UNLV, BYU (N), at Illinois
BL: Iowa
Illinois (15-6, 4-4; RPI: 37, SOS: 26)
Was it a foul? I thought the call was fine, or at least understandable. Others disagreed. Regardless, Meyers Leonard never should have been anywhere near the Minnesota drive that ended in a game-tying and-1 with .04 seconds left in what became a damaging OT loss. This is now a huge week for the Illini, with Michigan State and then Northwestern coming to Champaign. Road games remain at Indiana, Michigan, Ohio State and Wisconsin.
GW: Ohio State, Gonzaga, at Northwestern?
BL: at Penn State
Purdue (15-7, 5-4; RPI: 51, SOS: 51)
The Boilers split a pair of two-point games last week, but in the wrong order for RPI purposes, dropping the home game with Michigan before edging Northwestern in Evanston. This week's home bout with Indiana is huge. There are three other relatively winnable home games left and the road slate is brutal.
GW: Temple, Iona?
BL: Butler, at Penn State
Minnesota (16-6, 4-5; RPI: 38, SOS: 43)
The Gophers' impressive resilience continued as they stole a game from Illinois at home. The next seven feature winnable road games at Iowa, Nebraska and Northwestern plus big home chances against Wisconsin, Ohio State, Michigan State and Indiana. This profile could move a ton in either direction quickly.
GW: at Indiana
BL: Iowa
Locks: None
Cal's continuing to play like the best team in the league. A league title should see the Golden Bears into the dance. After that? With no one in the RPI top 70, this is getting very dicey for a second team in, let alone more than that, as teams elsewhere continue to add quality wins.
California (17-5, 7-2; RPI: 30, SOS: 64)
It wasn't beautiful, but the Golden Bears pushed past rival Stanford to stay atop the league and put a dent in the Cardinal's at-large hopes. Their profile, despite no top-50 wins, isn't terrible. They've beaten a lot of OK teams and only have two league road losses as demerits. Another bucket in that one-point loss at San Diego State could have made things look much better.
GW: None, really, but a solid handful of OK ones
BL: at Washington State, at Oregon State
Stanford (15-6, 5-4; RPI: 86, SOS: 145)
Other than the Rams themselves, no one was happier with Colorado State's upset of San Diego State than the Cardinal, who continue to ride that nonconference win as the anchor of a ho-hum profile. They missed on a big chance at Cal last weekend. Now they probably have to go 7-2, at worst, to have any kind of legitimate at-large claim.
GW: Colorado State?, NC State??
BL: Butler, at Washington State
Oregon (15-6, 6-3; RPI: 74, SOS: 91)
This one's going to sting. With a chance to remain tied for the league lead, the Ducks let archrival Oregon State come into the Matt and leave with a profile-denting upset. Now they need to do some work on the Utah/Colorado road trip. Margin for error is extremely small at this point.
GW: at Arizona? Stanford??
BL: None
Washington (14-7, 7-2; RPI: 72; SOS: 65)
The Huskies are the poster children for the underachieving league this season. Now 7-2 in a "major" conference, Washington barely has one top-75 win (Oregon) for the season, let alone a top-50. And only two of their remaining nine games are against top-100 teams. How do you even value this potential profile? That said, winning at Arizona and sweeping the road trip was huge. Now the L.A. schools come calling in what needs to be two more wins.
GW: At Arizona?
BL: Home to South Dakota State by 19
Arizona (14-8, 5-4; RPI: 85, SOS: 77)
Losing at home to Washington moves the Wildcats to the brink. They have no good wins and are lagging behind the league leaders. Now they travel to the Bay Area for two this week, which could end things. Or revive them.
GW: None
BL: at UCLA?
Colorado (12-7, 6-3; RPI: 78; SOS: 79)
Losing at UCLA was not a good idea. A home sweep of the Arizona schools is now mandatory with five of their final seven on the road. The "good" news: They actually play five top-100 teams down the stretch.
GW: None
BL: at UCLA
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But why?
Haha - Bnoch - Awesome concept! Love Santa's no bullshit attitude. I only wish we could see what's left of Rudolf & santa using his severed head as a flashlight.
Love it!
Thanks Mark! Hope they look better.
Paint. Hard to hold a candle to what Bnoch has going on there.
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Haha Bnoch, your Santa looks a bit like Clint Eastwood with a beard Very nice!
My sketchbook: http://www.conceptart.org/forums/sho...d.php?t=157315
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Merry Christmas everyone! I hope you all have a wonderful holiday! Great work from everyone!
ok i know not a lot says post-apocalypse about this one... maybe if I paint a mushroom cloud in the background
small update.. spammin the boards
Alright- literally my first post on this site, but this looked like a lot of fun so I'm giving it a shot. I've only got rough sketches now, but I'm going for a kind of grungy-cyborg Santa. His trusty mount is the RUDOLPH Mark V robotic transport unit.
Heres what I got so far. Right now it feels close to done, but I'll give it a break and see if I can come up with any ideas.
quick sketch of santa wandering through post-apocalyptic desert
grumpy, sunburned, and saggy - rapid weight loss skin flaps?
well had some time in christmas and updated my santa a bit
Very cool santa. Its looking good with the color and the mode. Only crit on the composition the eyes get a bit stuck in the left corner since he's looking out of the canvas. Perhaps try flip his head and let him look into the drawing.
Looks good. Maybe have some color in the shadows. Shadows in snow are usually kind of blue.
Great santa I like he's little helpers.
Good idea with a mech santa.
mcreation Nice man, you really beefed up the proportions! Liking the update, might want to look more at his face, lacks consistency with the rest of him (imo)
z01ks Loving it, he feels so thick! Digging the design overall! Right now it feels as if his belly/waist is the focal point, I'd suggest getting some more contrast too
JanJager Really cheery atmosphere, I'm amazed at how much lights and color you can put in there!
agnostes Sweet idea! I guess you'll push that santa feeling later on
Bnoch I don't think I have the ability to say something constructive. I'd check out his cast shadow a bit. I love his face, but I think that I love his arm even more.
El_Khan Hell yeah man! Terminator Santa! The foreshortened arm looks a little weird and some of the perspective on the front of the bike as well!
Mark Tarrisse Really simple and good designing! Realistic approach. Maybe the red is catching too much attention right now?
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scorge Looks like a cover of a pulp magazine, I like it a lot! I'm uncertain if I agree with the shotgun being cropped though!
Sorry I'm too tired to continue, I still love you even if I missed you out!
Here's a little update on my Santa, brightened him up a bit. Still trying to nail som design elements.
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This is my first time posting in the conceptart forums at all, I couldn't pass up this idea when I heard about it.
I love all the ideas I've been seeing on here so far.
I had a few other sketches, but this is the direction I'm taking my Santa at the moment,
figured he'd be bringing limbs to all the people who lost their own.
Thanks JanJager and Bjulvar for the suggestions. Changed the comp a little like JanJager suggested. Now its getting really tedious though... The overall image is not changing at all.. and im really tightening up, working on little areas too much...
i like where this is going, but his right foot is a little bothersome as it is a bit too dead-on sideways so it is the first thing that jumps at me. I think a little bit of a twist towards the viewer could make it a bit more interesting and natural
Please take a look!!!
i like where this is going, but his right foot is a little bothersome as it is a bit too dead-on sideways so it is the first thing that jumps at me. I think a little bit of a twist towards the viewer could make it a bit more interesting and natural
Please take a look!!!
i appreciate that. will go in there and rework that
My first entry after CA got a new look ... Brings back memories
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I really enjoy this moment, the only thing that's hard for me to read at a first glance is distinguishing the color between the bag and the cape. I'd probably have a little rim light on the bag personally, but maybe changing the value or hue would help. Whether you change it or not, you have a great piece here.
Here's my second pass sketch, I've been real busy, but I'm going to add a little more before coloring.
I might turn it into a greeting card graphic: "Welcome to the Apocalypse!!"
Cool to see so many cool version of Santa !
also some new entries so i will be posting some comments later !!
Here is mine so far ... Badass santa giving weapons and stuff for XMass ... HARD TIMES !
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How do I make him more post-apocalyptic!
Tried to rework that back boot, but resorted in covering it up with snow instead..
@z01ks: I think that the background is impoverished, but it would say post-apocalyptic if it was darker, and had only the husks of buildings, smoldering cars, etc. Perhaps a murky green in the sky? Right now it makes me think of Flint, Michigan...
Awesome!!!..Everybody is coming along!!! Here is my progress. Hoping to continue a little bit on the sled, moose, and background but I may not get a chance to:/...Later!
Hopin' I'll make it. Feel free to lay waste to this...
Here's what I have so far. Going to make a run for the deadline and see what happens.
Wow amazing looking entries so far.
El_Khan I love it!
I revamped Santa's transport idea. He will instead sit on a giant Rudolph robot.
Was trying to think how it would fly/land.
Off topic but is the advanced reply screen a little bugged for anyone else?
Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will.
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Been destroying that backdrop today... not that happy with the color right now... or the lack of, to be precise...
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Hi my name is David i have bin a fan of linkin park 12 years i live in England my favorite songs are numb, lave out all the rest, new divide, braking a habit, burn it down, castle of glass, i'll be gone, powerless, faint, crawling, somewhere i belong,shadow of the day, with you, runaway. the sad thing is i have never seen them live because i have not had the money to do it i would like to even if i have to go to america to do it witch will take me a long time but i think it will be worth it. and it wolud be cool if they were with muse again
Hey. Im Sandra Marie from Ostfold, Norway. Discovered LP last spring for real. A friend of mine, Martin listen to it all the time and now I just LOVE IT!!!!!!
Cant wait if they can come to NORWAY!!!!!!!!!!
Hey everyone.... My name is Angelica... 16 years of age.
Linkin park has been my buddy in my growing up years... I don't know how I started to know of them for I was so young then. All I could remember was that every single day, when i was just maybe 4 or 5 years old, i would listen to Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory album. And because of that, I memorized the songs without even noticing it. I've been a fan ever since and I'm pretty obsessed with them. I've never seen LP live.
AND NOW, they're gonna have a show here in my country...
the bad news...
I CAN'T GO... Not just because of money, it's just because the city where I am now is so far from the center, MANILA, and i'm a freshman in college so i couldn't afford to miss any class. And of course my parents wouldn't let me miss my class.
dude. I cried for like days.. pretty depressed.. :(
Hello everyone!
Nice to see that there is a forum. Iv been listening to Linkin Park for a long time, I felt like i should stop when a thousand suns came out nowadays I enjoy listening to the old albums with new attitudes.
My favourite one is Minutes to Midnight. Would be nice to engage in discussions here.
Hey, I'm Cassandra currently hailing from the beautiful state of Colorado.
This is the story of my introduction to LP:
I heard the song breaking the habit many times on the radio, and it caught my attention, I was in middle school at the time, and we had to choreograph a dance for PE. Me and some other girls threw out a few song ideas. I suggested breaking the habit, then another girl suggested one step closer. We choreographed to that song, but until it was pointed out that both songs were by the same artist, I hadn't noticed. I then looked up what all they sang and realized I'd been their fan unknowingly for a while.
Gidday out there!
Chrissy here - an Aussie now based in the UK, (went on a 'world adventure' and kinda stopped here)
I've been following LP for ages, but have only just dabbled in the whole connectivity thing - it's awesome!
My first intro to the music was 'Crawling' - from that I was captivated by the lyrics and variety of musical expressions LP seem to have brought forth over the years, still keeps me hooked.
After looking around other sites, the community here seems great - looking forward to being around.
*waving with incredibly long arms so you can all see me*
hey guys!
I'm Brianna.
god, I haven't used a forum in forever, bear with me.
anyway, I'm your typical US fan from the east coast, following a childhood band and hoping to see them live one day.
My first song I heard by them was 'Numb' on a mixed CD my parents used to play every time they brought me with them to pick up work.
Looking forward to meeting you all c:
whats up parkers
im SD, proud owner of ONE OF A KIND, LINKIN PARK GRAPHICS BLOG
and im a HUGE linkin park, like kinda obsessive haha
i've seen them live twice and even got myself into a meet and greet :D
would love to see them in concert again real soon, which is probably gonna happen in Germany as they never
come play in the country i live in - insert sad face -
i hope to meet some epic linkin park fans on this official place haha
p.s. can people message each other privately on this website through a pm system or something?
Hi I'm Fly, Not so much fly now - the ageing process is a bummer. It comes to all of us unless you plan to die young lol
I'm from the middle of sunny England and literally fell in LOVE with LP when I first heard my son play Hybrid Theory when it first came out in 2000. It pierced my heart and I was smitten. Loved LP ever since. Seen them live at the LG Arena Birmingham.
Words fail me. THEY WERE EFFING AWESOME!! Went to Download 2013 and wasn't planning to go to 2014 but somehow my son and I have to scrape the doe together to be there now LP are featuring. Hope to see some of you there...................
i am happy to see this forum i am LP fans, i love their music, by the way i am carla live in boston simple lady who love listen music, newbie in forum discussion.


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The adorable Tree Top Friends Activity Gym features soft linen and patterned arches and includes a matching supportive Tummy Time pillow. Five hanging toys attach to 13 easy-to-hang loops offering irresistible multi-sensory play for baby at every stage of development. The Gym also includes a mirror and built-in sounds and textures on the mat that add to the fun.
Love this item we had it for our little girl and I bought one for my new nephew as it's so good. It's really well made and has longevity as the toys also attach to the mat once the baby has outgrown the arch. I just love it it's couloir is tasteful and good for boys and girls and washes and dries easily. It's cotton so baby doesn't sweat on it. I simply love this item and although it's quite expensive , it's worth it x
I have bought this product as part of a group gift to a friend of mine who is a yummy mummy to be. I haven't yet opened or assembled the product yet as the baby shower is on Saturday. However, I felt compelled to write a review to commend the outstanding ordering and delivery service I received from the company. The ordering process was made very easy and the delivery was swift. I was informed by email and text to tell me an exact time of delivery. I am very impressed! Thank you. I can't wait to see my friend's face on Saturday. Moreover, I cannot wait to see her beautiful baby enjoying her new play gym. Thanks very much.
I bought this item for my grandson recently born therefore I cannot comment on the item apart from my son-in-law says it was very easy to assemble and is brilliant
I wanted a unisex play gym that would keep baby entertained and this ticked all the boxes. The animals are super cute, unlike many that are more freaky than friendly looking! The quality is really good and there is nothing to dislike about it.
We chose this for our newborn son who loves his play mat. Keeps his attention as it has so much for him to look at. He is even happy to take a nap on it. Another pro is that it keeps our 2 year old occupied by just watching his brother play on it. Love the fact that it also incorporates music which many other play mats do not. Easy to store and clean.
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This product is available as a pre-order. This means that we do not currently have the item in stock but we are expecting it shortly. You can place an order for this product now your expected shipping date will be 24-04-2014
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